Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary by country

Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary

Countries reporting
144
Highest
70.8%
Czechia
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen
Median
13.9%
Years covered
51
1960–2010
Data points
1,584

What the numbers show

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 70.8% in Czechia; the lowest is 0.0% in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 13.9%, and the mean is 19.3%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,538.

Over the past decade 130 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 7,040.0%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 53.8%).

Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Czechia 70.8% 2010 up 30.8% volatile
2 Slovakia 68.5% 2010 up 147.0% volatile
3 Kazakhstan 66.4% 2010 up 71.9% volatile
4 Kyrgyzstan 65.0% 2010 up 199.0% volatile
5 Armenia 65.0% 2010 up 18.6% rising
6 Poland 64.9% 2010 up 63.2% volatile
7 Lithuania 61.5% 2010 up 87.6% volatile
8 Tajikistan 60.5% 2010 up 90.1% volatile
9 Germany 58.9% 2010 up 132.4% volatile
10 Republic of Moldova 56.6% 2010 up 155.3% volatile
11 Switzerland 55.6% 2010 up 88.6% rising
12 Hungary 53.5% 2010 up 107.8% volatile
13 Norway 50.0% 2010 up 99.2% volatile
14 Japan 49.3% 2010 up 45.0% volatile
15 Bulgaria 49.3% 2010 up 241.5% volatile
16 Slovenia 48.8% 2010 up 29.8% volatile
17 Sweden 48.7% 2010 up 34.4% rising
18 Estonia 47.2% 2010 up 25.7% volatile
19 Croatia 43.5% 2010 up 157.4% volatile
20 Latvia 42.4% 2010 up 13.1% volatile
21 Romania 41.4% 2010 up 134.9% volatile
22 Serbia 40.9% 2010 up 443.4% volatile
23 Mongolia 40.9% 2010 up 121.4% volatile
24 Ukraine 39.7% 2010 up 41.9% volatile
25 Finland 38.9% 2010 up 417.3% volatile
26 Denmark 37.4% 2010 up 66.5% volatile
27 Albania 37.0% 2010 up 248.0% volatile
28 United States of America 34.9% 2010 down 28.4% rising
29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 34.7% 2010 up 1,133.8% volatile
30 Canada 34.0% 2010 up 35.8% rising
31 France 33.6% 2010 up 66.1% volatile
32 Netherlands 32.4% 2010 up 12.5% volatile
33 Iceland 30.5% 2010 up 56.0% volatile
34 Guyana 30.5% 2010 up 146.0% volatile
35 Cyprus 28.8% 2010 up 88.0% volatile
36 Belgium 28.5% 2010 up 77.4% volatile
37 Israel 28.4% 2010 up 61.4% rising
38 Austria 28.2% 2010 up 87.5% volatile
39 Tonga 27.5% 2010 up 533.1% volatile
40 Cuba 26.7% 2010 up 67.2% volatile
41 South Africa 26.4% 2010 up 196.7% volatile
42 Singapore 26.3% 2010 up 102.4% volatile
43 Trinidad and Tobago 26.3% 2010 up 205.7% volatile
44 Hong Kong, China 26.0% 2010 up 202.8% volatile
45 Barbados 25.6% 2010 up 8.2% volatile
46 Italy 25.3% 2010 up 93.4% volatile
47 Chile 25.1% 2010 up 46.3% rising
48 Brunei Darussalam 24.3% 2010 up 221.4% volatile
49 Luxembourg 24.0% 2010 up 37.1% volatile
50 Republic of Korea 23.1% 2010 up 135.8% volatile
51 Russian Federation 22.9% 2010 up 1.3% volatile
52 Australia 22.9% 2010 down 51.3% rising
53 Greece 22.8% 2010 up 69.7% rising
54 Ireland 22.0% 2010 up 12.2% rising
55 Belize 21.7% 2010 up 172.5% volatile
56 United Arab Emirates 19.5% 2010 up 170.8% volatile
57 Argentina 18.8% 2010 up 4.5% rising
58 Kuwait 18.6% 2010 up 213.1% volatile
59 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 18.5% 2010 up 225.7% volatile
60 Peru 18.1% 2010 up 45.5% volatile
61 Panama 17.4% 2010 up 53.2% rising
62 Macau, China 16.9% 2010 up 61.2% volatile
63 Jamaica 16.7% 2010 up 51.6% volatile
64 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.5% 2010 up 172.6% volatile
65 Mauritius 16.2% 2010 up 159.2% volatile
66 Uruguay 15.7% 2010 up 48.1% volatile
67 Malaysia 15.7% 2010 up 169.4% volatile
68 Bahrain 14.8% 2010 up 286.6% volatile
69 Brazil 14.8% 2010 up 163.6% volatile
70 Qatar 14.3% 2010 up 132.8% volatile
71 Sri Lanka 14.1% 2010 down 53.8% volatile
72 Spain 13.9% 2010 up 161.5% volatile
73 Philippines 13.8% 2010 up 2.5% rising
74 Jordan 13.5% 2010 up 327.9% volatile
75 Costa Rica 12.5% 2010 up 83.5% volatile
76 Colombia 12.0% 2010 up 64.2% volatile
77 Botswana 11.7% 2010 up 148.5% volatile
78 Paraguay 11.6% 2010 up 116.6% volatile
79 Ecuador 11.3% 2010 up 69.3% volatile
80 Honduras 9.9% 2010 up 48.4% volatile
81 El Salvador 9.7% 2010 up 200.0% volatile
82 Ghana 9.7% 2010 up 126.1% volatile
83 Viet Nam 9.4% 2010 up 126.8% volatile
84 New Zealand 9.2% 2010 down 9.3% volatile
85 Guatemala 9.1% 2010 up 69.1% volatile
86 Dominican Republic 9.0% 2010 up 331.7% volatile
87 Gabon 8.9% 2010 up 168.5% volatile
88 Bangladesh 8.9% 2010 up 44.3% volatile
89 Mexico 8.6% 2010 up 77.5% volatile
90 Namibia 8.1% 2010 up 42.3% rising
91 China 7.9% 2010 up 134.5% volatile
92 Indonesia 7.6% 2010 down 0.7% volatile
93 Fiji 7.0% 2010 down 32.9% volatile
94 Uganda 6.9% 2010 up 3,547.4% volatile
95 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.4% 2010 down 42.3% volatile
96 Tunisia 6.3% 2010 up 483.3% volatile
97 Syrian Arab Republic 6.1% 2010 up 492.2% volatile
98 Portugal 5.9% 2010 up 6.1% volatile
99 Malta 5.8% 2010 down 30.1% falling
100 Nicaragua 5.6% 2010 up 81.8% volatile
101 India 5.4% 2010 up 80.7% volatile
102 Türkiye 5.3% 2010 up 152.4% volatile
103 Egypt 4.6% 2010 up 117.5% volatile
104 Lesotho 4.4% 2010 up 40.0% volatile
105 Thailand 4.3% 2010 up 320.6% volatile
106 Myanmar 4.1% 2010 up 173.3% volatile
107 Morocco 4.0% 2010 up 108.4% volatile
108 Iraq 3.8% 2010 up 679.6% volatile
109 Pakistan 3.8% 2010 up 94.3% volatile
110 Mali 3.6% 2010 up 7,040.0% volatile
111 Papua New Guinea 3.5% 2010 up 420.6% volatile
112 Zimbabwe 3.1% 2010 up 14.5% volatile
113 Saudi Arabia 2.9% 2010 unchanged rising
114 Liberia 2.5% 2010 up 48.5% rising
115 Haiti 2.0% 2010 down 12.3% rising
116 Cameroon 1.9% 2010 up 338.6% volatile
117 Libya 1.9% 2010 up 387.2% volatile
118 Algeria 1.6% 2010 up 236.7% volatile
119 Benin 1.6% 2010 up 111.7% volatile
120 Zambia 1.6% 2010 up 15.0% volatile
121 Togo 1.5% 2010 up 160.7% volatile
122 Rwanda 1.4% 2010 up 2,800.0% volatile
123 Eswatini 1.3% 2010 down 27.1% rising
124 Gambia 1.3% 2010 down 17.3% volatile
125 Kenya 1.1% 2010 up 105.8% volatile
126 Côte d'Ivoire 1.1% 2010 up 202.9% volatile
127 Sierra Leone 1.0% 2010 up 67.7% rising
128 Cambodia 1.0% 2010 up 4,950.0% volatile
129 Congo 1.0% 2010 up 203.0% volatile
130 Central African Republic 1.0% 2010 up 421.1% volatile
131 Burundi 1.0% 2010 up 9.0% volatile
132 Malawi 1.0% 2010 up 113.3% volatile
133 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.9% 2010 up 216.7% volatile
134 Nepal 0.7% 2010 up 272.2% volatile
135 Senegal 0.6% 2010 up 21.7% volatile
136 Mauritania 0.5% 2010 up 253.3% volatile
136 Sudan 0.5% 2010 up 112.0% volatile
138 Maldives 0.4% 2010 down 17.8% volatile
139 Afghanistan 0.3% 2010 up 220.0% volatile
140 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.2% 2010 up 22.2% volatile
141 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2% 2010 up 33.3% volatile
142 Mozambique 0.2% 2010 up 100.0% volatile
143 Niger 0.1% 2010 up 120.0% rising
144 Yemen 0.0% 2010 unchanged rising

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Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
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Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of female population age 60-64 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary